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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Two Perons Killed and a Number
Injured on the g. o.

CoxxE1svHLIE, August 24.-Another ex-
press wreck occurred ON the Baltimore and
Ohio Road al . late hour las; night. The
easi-bound express. which leaves here at
Ills. ran into landslide at Hermitage Sta
ton. six miles east OF here and wrecked the
engine. paggage car and one day coach The
fireman and engineer jumped and escaped
being injured, except the former, who sss-
tanned a severe sigain of his ankle. The pas
sencers and the other train men all escaped
unhurt save a bad jolting up. Their escape
WAS almost miraculous There had been
Sudden dashing rain and large mass of
rocks had iumbIed down upon the track and
the train crashed into il without warning.
The engine turned over. the baggage car was
turned over on it, side and the day coach
was thrown off the track. The river bank
at this point is very precipitous and the total
demolition Of the train was only miracu-
lously prevented Trains were delayed four
hours, bat the debris has been cleared away
and trains are running on schedule time.
WHEELING. w. VA, August 24.--Emigrant
train No.s3, coming west on the baltmore
and Ohio Railroad. this morning at o'clock
ran into freight train No. s. at Easton siding
twenty miles from this city Al Smith. en-
gineer of the emigrant train, and Isaac Ar
buthnot, his fireman, were instantly killed
The engineer and fireman of the freight
train were only slightly injured. Fifteen OF
the emigrants are seriously but not fatally
hurt. They have been taken to Cameron for
surgical attention. Smith and Arbu;hnot
lived in Wheeling, where they have families.
The accident was the result of a misapp~-
hension Of orders on the part of the engineer
of the freight train. who thought he had the
right Of way and pulled out of the siding
lust as the emigrant train came up
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
A Marine Battle.

NEW YoRK. August 2s.-The passengers on
the steamer City of Para on her last trip from
this city to the Isfhmus of Panama were
treated to a great fight between black and
sword fish just the other side of Fortune Is
land. Ii was along in the afternoon and the
sea very calm, when suddenly big black
fish, 10 feet in length, was seen to leap out
of the water some 80 yards from the steamer.
Poking out after him came the long sword of
"A monster sword fish The black fish wig
gled in the air for a few moments and then
fell back upon the perpendicular sword.
Then the two fishes tackled each other,
dashing the water TO a great height in their
fury. Presently the black fish was seen to
leap again. Its stomach was ripped open
and its entraiis hung down several feet. The
sword fish, who had got in his fine work,
again appeared under his victim When the
black fish again fell into the water the sword
fish caught him and carried him off, leaving
a wake of blood behind
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
A Horrible Death.

WrLkEsBARRE Pa, Aug 26.-M 10 o clock
this morning Miner George Eyere a German
aged 30 years, and man Of family, met
with horrible death in the Gaylord slope
of the Kingston coal company. at Plymouth
He was engaged AT the time in tamping a
drill-hole in breast of anthracite with
powder. prior TO blasting. The proceeding
il always dangerous one, and great care IS
generally taken in the work The drill used
by Eyere was six feet long and an inch and
half in diameter. While pounding the
powder vigorously it ignited by friction and
caused a loud explosion. When the neigh
boring miners ran 10 see what had caused
the trouble, they found Eyere lying on his
back. having been blown some distance
away, his drill having passed entirely through
his right breast, just under the shoulder. He
was dead and covered with blood. His body
was sent to the surface and carried to his
grief-stricken family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
They Threw Her in the Cistern.


MISNE,roLIs, Minn., Aug PA bold
outrage at Maple Grove. sixteen miles from
this city, was last evening reported to the po-
lice ID. l.. Hitler lives upon a farm near
that place with his mother and his brother.
Yesterday morning, while the brothers were
absent from the house at work, two men
called at the house and asked for something
TO eat. Mrs. Hitler complied with their re-
quest, and when they had finished eating one
of the them picked up poker and threaten
ed to kill her. The old lady begged them to
spare her life, whereupon the brutes dragged
her TO the cistern and threw her in The
cistern is twelve feet deep and was half full
OF water, but Mrs. Hitler clung to the lead
pipe of the pump and managed to keep afioat
until noon. when her sons returned and
she was taken out in an exhausted condition
Investigation showed that the tramps had
ransacked the house and abstraeted $40 in
cash and 81 $50 in certificates of deposit upon
the FIRST National Bank of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Hitler is sixty-three years of age, and
it is feared the shock to her system from the
brutal treatment she received may result
fatally
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Dying BY Thousands.

WICHITA. Tex, Aug.-23.-It is said that
the reports of the loss of caitl in the upper
Panhandle, by the capital syndicate. have
not been in the least exaggerated. The com.
pany has thousands, more cattle than it has
water to supply, and they are dying by the
thousands
One employe of the syndicate said yester-
day that the losses for the previous 22 DAYS
would average 800 per day, and at one large
well herd Of cattle crazed by thirst, crow
ded on the coverings of the well, (which gave
way. actually filling the well with strug-
Cling cattle Seventy-three head were after
ward dragged out of the we'll
The almost entire absence of winds for
some weeks past has kept the wind mills
from pumping water thus cutting off almost
the entire supply. The syndicate has ship
ped a large number of horsepower mills
from here in the past ten days, and as
soon as they can be put in there will be plen-
ty of water. Heavy rains are reported in
Lubbock, Hale and Borden counties, filling
all the surface water holes, bat no word has
been received fr ON as far north as the syndi-
cafe ranch
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Thousands of Dollars Found In
Horse Trough.

DEDHAM, Mass, August 2S.-The people
of this quiet town are greatly interested in
the finding of a big roll of greenbacks yes
teriay in filthy feed-trough in deserted
barn Mr.. Fisher sent Theodore Colbarn
and David Haley yesterday to an old barn
to clear away the rubbish. After working
awhile they came 10 on old feed-trough, in
which were all sorts of accumulations. Young
Colburn began at one end aud found a box,
under which was another box. The first
wns empty bui in the second were many
things, which were taken out and examined.
Among these was package rolled up in an
old newspaper and tied loosely with string.
When opened it was found to contain a big
s,l of greenbacks the bills being mostly of
;srge denominations.
rhe theory was suggested that perhaps
George Fisher, who died some mai,t IS ago
and who was reported to he worth $4,000,
pa. jle money in the trough the night be-
fore ne lied lie retired and was found dead
tli sext morning. He was always afraid Of
bur. rr,. Il was known that he had large
amount of money on his person, and that
b. hid it in the old barn for safe keeping
antil morning, when he couldput it in bank.
rhe finders of the pile admit that the sum is
several thousand dollars, but refuse to state
the exact amount.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Queer Freaks of Lightning.

0wosso, Mich, Aug. 25.-During a storm
on Tuesday night the house of William
Ketchum. near here. was struck by light
ming, which played some very unusual
pranks. The electricity entered the house
by the chimney and shattered the stove
then ras about the main room. tearing the
nails from the carpets, the pictures from the
walls and the curtains from the windows
The moulding around the room from which
the pictures hung was split into fragments
Many fine pieces, the door-casings and win
dow cases were as though they had been
run through kindiing wood machine,
but few of the window panes were bro
ken. In the pantry of the house every
article of crockery was broken and the shelves
of the closet shattered into splinters There
was no burning, no blackening. and no
thunder or noise accompanied or followed
the work of the element except the noise of
the split wood.
Nine persons We're al supper and all felt a
slight, but not an unpleasant shock They
sat paralyzed with astonishment and fright
for several moments. Yesterday and to-day
a number of persons visited the house out
of curiosity and brought away a large basket
of the fine splinters made by the lightning.
A cat in the shed adjoining the house was
killed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

The Republicans Of Maryland met in
convention at Baltimore on "Wednesday
last and nominated Walter B. Brooks, of
that city for Governor, r. B. Dixon, Of
Talbot County for Comptroller and Fran
els Miller, Of Montgomery County for At
.orney General. John X. Cowen one of
the leading lawyers Of the State and the
attorney of the B. & o. Railroad, who il
also a prominent Democrat, appeared be
fore the Convention, and in one of the
strongest speeches ever listened TO in that
city, pledgedshe support of himself and
the independent Democrats OF the State
TO the Republican ticket. Mr. Cowen
and the respectable portion of the Demo-
Gratis of Maryland. have determined to
no longer submit to the frauds and cor
rupt practices of the German wing of the
party that rules the State, and while they
will sustain the National nominees of the
Democracy, will give their best efforts to
assist the Republicans in redeeming the
State from the thugs who now control
and disgrace it, The contest against the
corruptionists will be a bitter and we
hope a successful one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
AFIaht WIN Indlans.

DEsvER. Coz. Aug 27.-.t dispatch from
tsIeeflwo,,d Springs. Col. dated 10 aciock last
night says The arrival Of courier al this
hour with report ofa fight oa Thursday
with the Utes. in which one white man was
killed and several seriously injurel. created
: profo,nd sensStion hee.
a Recty Moassadin Ns'uspecish from Rang
", Col. dated Il 10 A. NJ. b csiricr to Glen
wood Spring via Meeker. says The fight DC
cured at !. pacs six miles xcst OF Rli,siv, in
u little canon between the mountains. The
Indians had planned an ambush. bui the
scouts discovered il and relrcaici in time
Tie Indians then opened lirn. and Major
Leslie. who eommandc1 the scouts, which
were augmented by MAJOR Hoopers Aspen
Volunteers. returned the fire from behind the
rocks-s flIe Indians sllaweJ themselves and
fought desperately Upon the fist co',c,nsra-
ted fire OF the troops two Indians fell, and
one white man Dr. Dumont, of Meeker,
who was with Kendall's band was wounded
For two hours the battle ragesl incessap,ly,
then the Utes retrated 10 titn5cr, aud only
skirmish shots were fired during the day.
This continued until Ii o'clock tiss night,
but no one was iniarel-
Jack Ward one of Sheriff KendalI'S men
was shot down during the first part of the
fight. The whites saw eisiit Indians dragged
behind the line. The Indians were dead.
There We're five whites wounded. After the
fight the Indians retreated.
DENVER, Col. Ang 2s.-The Ute war situ-
alton as far as can be learned, is unchanged
since yesterday Word has been received
that 600 Utcs are camped near Thursdays
battlefield and are held back by two compa-
nies of regulars Ii is known that the In
dians who took part in the fight were true
Utes--White river Uintah Utes and Uncom-
pahgres--and that if necessary over 1900
reinforcements can be raised from this tribe.
The Uncompahgres Indians are a very hot
headed race and if their people were killed
Thursday it is feared the entire tribe will
take the matter up and precipitate it into 4
long and bloody war. If the Indians do not
attack the whites before the arrival of Gov.
Adams and Gen. Crook Tomorrow there are
hopes that the trouble will be settled Lieut.
Folsom of Aspen. who was wounded seri-
ousfy during the engagement, died Friday
morninp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Smash-up on the Pan Handle.

PITTsBURG. Aug. 23.-The second section
of the Cincinnati express, bound west ON the
Pan Handle road, jumped the track near
Skelleys Station 55 miles west of Pittsbury
this afternoon. and was precipitated over an
embankment into creek. The train was
composed entirely of mail and express cars
aud was badly wrecked Engineer George
Thompson was terribly scalded and will die.
George Moreland, baggage master, Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, received painful cuts about the
head and body and fireman James McCul-
Tough, Of Uhrichsville, Ohio, was badly
bruised. George Nervin, express messenger.
was also slightly injured. The cause OF the
accident is not known. Trains were delay
ed for several hours. bat the tracks are now
clear
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Millions of Dead Fish.


GALESA, ILL, Aug. 26.-Within the past
two or three days the fish in many Of the
streams in this section have died by the
million. The banks of the Galena river and
branches are lined with dead fish of all sizes
and varieties, from the tiny minnow to the
catholic cat and sturgeon. At Buncombe,
Wis, a few miles from this place, dead fish
are SO numerous on the banks that the
stencil arising from them is almost unbeara-
BILE. At Lancaster, Wis the scene on the
river bank beggars description. upwards of
fifty wagon-loads of dead fish being in sight
There are numerous theories aiioat as 10 the
cause one is that the recent rains have filled
the water with mud, SO that the fish have
been unable to breathe, and struggling to the
surface for air haye died Another is that
during the hot, dry summer the valleys and
marshes above were filled with some poi
sonous growth that with the recent Hoods
were carried into the streams and poisoned
the water
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Threw at a Cat and Fired a Barn.

LANCASTER August 2i.-The barn of Abra-
about a mile from town, one Of the largest
and finest in the county, was destroyed by
fire this morning at an early hour Five
head Of cows and three horses perished. All
the year ; crops were burned with farming
implements, etc. The fire originated in a pc
culiar way. Mrs. Lehman and u hired girl
were milking in the barn and used lantern
in order to see. The girl threw a stieh at a
cat, which was drinking the milk from one
was upset. The building was on fire in
few seconds. The insurance on the building
and contents is $1,000, but the loss is much
,,rratar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

Is their efforts to unhorse Mr. Randall
the Free Traders of this State have un-
masked their battery, and be the result
at the Allentown convention what it may,
they can no longer gull the voters of
Pennsylvania with the pretext Of favor
ing the protection of their industries.
But after the Convention, what then?
Can Mr.. Randall as an avowed protec-
zionist, after the experience of the last
session, play traitor TO his avowed princi-
piles and stultifv himself, by voting 10
place Mr.. Carlisle or any other Free trad
er in the speakers chair? And if Mr..
Randall and those Democratic members
who profess to be protectionists, refuse to
surrender their principles, can Mr.. Car
isle or any other Democrat of his kidney
be elected speaker? Mr. Randall. with
the assistance of less than half a score of
Democrats, holds the organization of the
next House, and the fate of protection in
the hollow of his hand, and if he and
they be true TO themselves, and 10 their
professions, all the hulla-baloo of the
Free Traders is but vanity of vanities.
Mr. Randall is master of the situation.
Has he the grit TO avail himself of his
great opportunity
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
The Missing Boat from the City of
Montreal Picked Up.

LoKpox, Ang. B.-The missing boat Of
the cfxsf Montreal. eontsing thirteen per-
sons, W picked up by the Mathilde Ger
man vessel and the occupants landed al
Falmouth to-day. The rescued were all in
good hen1th and spirits The boat YVES found
ON the 18th inst, when they had been near
ly Eve days aiioat-
The survivors say that or the first day
after leaving the steamer they expeEienced
very rough weather. They had plentiful
supply of bread and meat, but very little
water As a consequence they suffered
badly from thirst The weather was hot aud
this greatly contributed TO their discomfort
When rescued they were in latitude 4254
North. longitude 100 West
The rescued men say thai when their boat
leftssle burning steamer daerc were ifteen
persons on board Finding it too crowded
two persons jumped aboard another boat
There was only half key Of water in the
boat and that was bad. There was no sail
aboard and no means for signaling passing
vessels. The boat was nearly swampedtwice
and the men had hard struggle to keep her
afioat by bailing.
On Thursday they sighted steamer and
pulled toward her, signaling with jacket
and a handkerchief, but the steamer passed ON
without seeing them On Friday they sight
ed another steamer at great distance. On
Saturday they sighted another vessel and
pulled toward il and found that it was the
City Of Montreal, still burning. They tried to,
board her toobtain more water. bat her piates
were too hot. They drifted until Monday,
when they were rescued by the Maihilde.
They iaud the kindness of the Maihilde's
captain and crew.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Fight Between a Man and Bull.

PARKERsBURG, W. VA. August 25.-In
Meigs county, Ohio, yesterday. was witness
ed terrible fight between Washington
Swisher well known farmer and bull,
which resulted in the death of each Swish
er was fixing his fences and had his gun with
him for game, when the bull attacked him
from behind breaking his collar bone twice,
iracturing three ribs and goring him in a ter
ribe manner Swisher managed to get to
his gun in some way, when the animal brac-
ed itself for another attack. With unerring
aim swisher fired, the animal dropping dead
in its tracks. Persons who had witnessed
the struggle now came up and took Swisher
home but his injuries were fatal and he
died this morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

The Prohibitionists of this State held
their Convention at Harrisburg on
Wednesday of last week, and nominated
Simon b. Chase, Of Easton, for Judge OF
the Supreme Court and Dallas C. Irish, of
New Castle for State Treasurer. Charles
:. Wolf, was president of the Convention,
and Of course It's controlling spirit. A
platform containing several flagrant mis-
statements and untruths was adopted,
and all the aid and comfort possible 10
bestow, was given to the Democratic
party. The Prohibition party of Penn
sylvania has become an " Assistant Dem
ocratic party and is deyoting its ener-
gies more 10 the attempted overthrow of
the Republican party than TO the ad-
vaneement of the cause it processes to
have at heart. Its right TO do, as seemeth
best to it, is undisputed. Its power
however, is limited by its virulence, and
the fact that it is being used by disap-
pointed demagogues To accomplish their
own political aims. The genuine temper
ance people OF the State are nowhere in
sympathy with it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
A scourge in Virginia.

HINTON, W. Va, Aug. PA dreadful
state of affairs exists in Mcdowell couty this
state, and in parts of southwestern Virginia.
The drought has made the waters very low
and the peculiar disease which has several
times previously followed this state of affairs
and which is supposed TO be a result Of min
Dead Horse cave neighborhood there are
over 100 cases, with thirty deaths. Not
family has escaped. Crops are neglected and
farm work is at a stand still, il requiring the
entire time of every individual able TO labor
to care for the sick and dead. 1t is estima-
red that 200 people have died in Mcdowell
county alone in the last four weeks from
the disease.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
An Incendiary Caught.

.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Aug. 26,-Willliam
Lancaster. ihr negrc who burnt the valuable
barn of II. c. Yortey. of East Bethlehem,
Washington eounty, IN Monday evening,
was captured hers by officer Haughr last
evening. BY a little shrewdness on the part
of the officer Lancaster was induced to make
a statement acknowledging the crime. He
said his reason for burning the barn was be-
cause he was mad. He lay in corr,field
not more than 200 yards from the burning
barn and watched thesrcsalt of his anger.
When he saw the barn burning he was sorry
but then il was too late. He has had quite
journey ON foot since he did the burning
keeping out of sight during the day, cross
ing the. river by night. &c. He was taken
before Justic Pringle. who sent him 10 WASH
ington to await his trial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
CannibaIism in Manitoba.

MISNEAPoLIs, MINI. August 25.-The
Journals Winnipeg special says: Letters
from Frazier and Stewart, dated Fort Chip
pawayan, July I, stale that they reached
thst point after many hardships Forest
tires have been numerous and destructive.
Destitution at Fort Chippewayan last winter
was terrible. and several cases Of cannibalism
are reported. One old woman at little Red
River admits having killed and eaten her
whole family. Starvation and cannibalism
are also reported from Mckenzie River
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Iowa Republicans

DIS MoINEs, Aug. A.-At the Republican
state convention to-day Governor William
Larabee was renoninated by aecamation and
responded in brief speech. Lieutenant
manner For Supreme Judge. Senator Geo.
S Robinson, was nominated and for super
intendent of public instruction, Henry Sa-
binn, Of Clinton, was nominated. The com
rnittee on resolutions reported platform of
principles which was adopted
There was an evident desire on the part of
the convention To declare for senator Allison
for the presidency, but, in Difference to. the
wishes of the senator and his friends, action
was postponed until next year
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31

THE Louisville Coarier-JOu7,ai, that Is
undoubtedly high Democratic authority,
after scanning the result Of the late cleo
ton in Kentucky says:
"There Is no sort Of question that Re
publican sentiment Is growing in the
mountain counties l; is highly probable
that the next Congressional delegation
from this State will contain four Repub-
licans."
The State of Henry Clay Is now repre-
sented in Congress by Free-Traders, but
the seed of Protection sown in his life
time Is again sprouting from the ground
and in good time viii bring forth an
abundant harvest. Seciionalism cannot
much longer keep Kentucky in thraldom
to Free-Tnde.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-31
Stock Trains Collide in a Fog-Creat
Slaught er of Steers and Hogs.


CHICAGO, Aug. l8.-Near Naperyille, H.,
stock trains collided in fog this morning,
making fearful wreck.
One of the engines plowed through three
cars laoded with fat steers for Chicago and
the huge beast almost without exception
were scattered, mangled and bleeding along
the track or pitched down a twenty foot en-
bankment
A hog ear on the other train was com
pletely telescoped by the tender, and great
number of big porllers were crushed to
jelly.
One of the engineers, known as Yankee
Robinson, was seriously, but not fatally in
jured.